Fishing reel



C. J. CLARKE FISHING REEL Aug. 25K, 19.3'1.

riginal Filed Nov narilyfc'onstruoted'have ytheir 'reels removable c j@ j voneRans;:.If.'-`QLARitiri,"y origineel-inne, .onwennig iff;

oivginai 'appiication 'mea November iajieea 'seria 'This' invention relates to improvements fin fishing *reels* withy ltlie specific improvement hoWever-loeing` more particularly directed to fal locking 'device for: Zlioljding the reel againstr` displacement froml therod .once it v has Vbeen properly. positioned. thereupon; and the present application a divisionof' ape, plicants oopending application Serial Num- .ber408,341 i f t Asi is :Welly -kn own i :frods ordiand uinthemajority off instances tlie: reel is 'securedy upon the/rod Joy. means of a loose v or slidingl clamp 4or. liand'which engagesgand Vicel constitutingthepresentinvention is ,for `thefpu'rpose of locking or guarding thisislid- .f clamping `positionupon the'rreel :b'ase "f y f tion is therefore f ttlaev provision of an i'm-i f placement@VL z 1 holds one end of -the..fisl1ing 'freelf basefzin' i. place upon the tubular rod. ,f The locking 1de- Ying. clamping" loandfagainst displacement afterlityhas loeeny placed inf al locking lor y"One: of vthe kprimary rolojeets"y of kvthe k i-nvenprovedffdevice {for-: locking the' ,clamping means' of a iishing I reel fastener against vivdis-v ...A farther Object 'cette 'intention isi ai@ V.provision-(ot1 an improved 'devicev of thenature. and'for 'tliezpur'p'ose described Which' is :y

v efficienty in operation.'

.'tio'n is the provision Aof kan improved ydevice for the purpose described Whichnbyreasong f Offaits construction and kopelati@*n isjreadily :adaptable to .jshingi rods :and reels inowjin use vvithwonly. minor y:alterations to the rod, thus 5' making a very marketable devicefk.'A l ,--Fuitllerfspecilio' objects, novela features @gioie-@Simenon and. impmvealresuitsrpf. the.

simple andcheap, omanufacture yet highly f l Another and f further ,objectfof' tli'e` inveninventiony will' appear more specilicallyrom the following -decrptn when; read inA the light of (theirldisclosure o drawn'gsthedraw y Figur-@Il is a View Sdeveleretin ot a I ,'fSh-nefwd-'and reel-i 11.

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ings A I @vine eprliedf there@ j rig., 21S @Plainview illust/mingitem4 k?. fner of application lof the improve fdeviceto tliefrodv and reel.. L

Y'.3--3 ofFig'ure 2. .c 1'. Figlie is ayg'transverseve c i view takenon `the' linee-'fly ofiFig'ure 12. f

proved locking* device. i Fig. -6 is perspecti ',form'of lock-ing device. 1i:

serial No. @3,317.3

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' y 'Fig' 3: is il fragmentary enlargedjvertical i i longitudinal [sectional vie rtical sectional TFig.-.5 isa perspectiveview of theimve view o if. modified?y Referring rnoW 'tof the :drawings- @gtvliicllf like` :parts are rdesignated 4by similar referthat the' rod 1 10 is providedf Witlithe Aordinary-butt orfhandle 11. Interposed between?. the rod portion l0 andthehandle llfand connectingl them Vis a ltuloular ,portion 12 f Vwhich forms the reel seat andr this ytubular portionl is connectedtotlie rod portion l0 13 which hasa ring-likef.: 1 f

by a iixed 'errule portion 14. f

f :It should beund yloeofzany desired form' and the reellill'us trated in the drawings isjintended .ytobe merely a `conventfmal showing" and kis des-' ignated asan entirety loyV the numeral 15.

This reel is provided With an elongat'cdbase "16 vwhich.intransverse section is aitclsloapdy `so as to readily/rest upon and engage; the tubular fportion 12 of the rod; lVhen'inx? -fplace uponits seat the edgesof:thereelfbase I: i jlG are 'paralleled by the 1flongitudiiiallj/y eX- l tendingfribs vorfinfs A15'( which assisttin Vpreventing the-:reelba'se from rotatingv orYfslil-p-i9o ing around .the tubularrodfportiong- "Thereel isifastened upon lthe tubular por;

tion 12.*of'the rod in' aconventional manner f ence numerals throughoutfthe description, and; referring particularly ,totheillustrations; oi the rod and reel,v which illustrationis that of a conventional or" Well knoWnty-pe of 'rod c and reel found in general use, itfWil-l be seen erstood that theifreelwcan in thatjtllereel'base 'end3 18y`is slid beneath ,"the`raisedv-vportion lgprovided inftlieiiingjc lllpcrtinle 0"fthefe11fel13f Thslwvesh opposite end 20ct the rfeelbase looseflout ytliiseiidjssecured. to the'tubular portion 12V f bythefclamping ringer bandQl'whiclislides i lip-.over this end of the reelba'se andse'curely 190K Villustrated in Figure v1 of the drawings.

i spectivejview of the locking device consti@v Y This locking device. which is designated as l The construction thus far described is con-4 ventionalrof any ishingrodv and reel to' be found fon sale and is a construction which is confunonly 'and extensively inuse.'

. Thepresent invention constitutesan improvement to be used in conjunctionV with l'the construction thus far described'and by `reference to Figure :5 of the drawingsy a pertuting the present invention will be'seen.

an entirety by the reference letterA is made in one integral 'piece and to function inthe Y intendedmanner it should -be composed of some spring or resilient material. n ving'i'device',need-.not necessarily be of the( The lockexactformor shape illustrated in this figure of the drawings as departures in shape and form' could'be made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.l This locking- Ydevice is made inthe form of a band'bent Y i f into approximatelyV a semi-circular shape having adjacent its ends outwardly iared or bulged portions 22 which extend throughout the width'of the band in -itspreferable form.

`The band at fone' edgeY andv central of its Y o length.V is provided with an outwardly and l downwardly extending L-shaped lug made Vup of the two legs 23 and24. vThe leg y24 in i addition to` extending downwardly 1s alsor canted-or bentl backwardly towards the' band. The internal, diameterof this lock A 'is Vslightly vlessrthan the external diameter of `the reel supporting tubular.k portion 12' of `.the rod and consequently when the `locking memberislpushed' upon this portion'. 12 ofl vrthe rodvr it is expanded and therefore `fric- 40 1 To Aadapt the fishing rod and reel for the tionally engages the same.;

' application of this improved lock is `a simple Lalso necessary to.` drill or`otherwisepro-- vide-beneath Vthese holes 25fopenings 26-,in Vthe'V butt portion 27 of therod handle 11,l

-"matter in thatrit vis onlyy necessary to drill in fthe tubular portion 12 Y:of the rod a series of'holes25 atlfa. point .thereon oppositev to Y Vthat rassumed by the end 2O of the reelbase andslightly forward of that end in a direction` towards'fthe handle l'lrof'the rod; It

l V@which butt portion 'extends' into theV tubular Prod portion12 as is clearlyindicated ink ,Figure'of jthe drawings. f `The manner of application clearly lndicatedln vthe drawings where 'jacent its erndsvbei'ngl. provided with Out Bf the 10er A Vit will be seen that when theloclris posiof the lock is-cansed-to enterjone'of the holes of the lock in this manner.. will absolutely lprevent any displacement vof the'clamping ring 21 with the Aresultthatthe reel when Y once clamped ink position by vthis, ring 21 and backed :up by the lock Vwill remain so clamped insolong as the lock'fis in position.A

Y The-outwardly aredportions 22`of the lock providea means wherebythe fingers the lock from the reel supporting portion v12 ofthe rod. 'The modifiedr form ofthe inventionv operates` in ;the same manner as the preferred'l formk andV is .appliedto the rod inV exactly thesamefmannern: l Having thus Vdescribed my invention `what.

I claim and desire tosec'ure by Letters Patentis; j i, ,j n

; 1.1 In combinationwithiaireel fastening Y for fishing rods comprising in part a sliding -clamping member, a Klocklfcomposed of a major segment `of a circleof spring material provided with a downwardly. extending lug7 said Vrod behind said. clamping member being provided with an opening, said `lock bexing applied topsaidrodiand held against vertical displacement thereonfthrough Vresilient engagement therewith land lateral dis-y -.placemen t 'thereonfthrough :engagement of the lockflug with the opening-f in the rod.

2.'In`fcombi nationr with a reel fastening l'for fishingy rods 'comprisingr'al movable clamping Vmember,1a lockcomposed of `resilient material formed into 7a; sernifcircularV shape andprovided with'a downwardly-ex-- Y' tending lug, said lock further providedwith outwardly flared portions to form finger holds, saidrod behind saidclampingmember` being provided with anopening, and

said lock being held against* vertical dis- 'placement from said rod .throughr resilientengagement therewithand lateral displacef ment through reason ofthe lock lughaving engagement, withV the .opening in the rod,

for fthe purpose described. i

3. InV vcombination with i a kreel fastening for fishing rods'tcomprising a' movable clamping member, a lock composed of a length of resilient materiral formed Yinto a major segment of a circle and provided with a downwardly extending lug,` said lock adwardly flared' portions to formfinger holds, said :rodbehind said clamping'rmembe'r being provided with' an opening, andsaidlock being ,held against vertical fdi'splacement from said rod through resilient engagement f lvtherewith and lateral displacement from said rod through engagementhof thevlock lug with the opening providedin the rod,

saidparts4 operatingltorl the purpose yde-k Y scribed. Y

ifrk v4:.In ncombination with agreelfastening' for fishingrods comprisingafsliding clamp- "ingmember', a` lock; composed'of amajor (segment of 'a' circle yof spring material and provided with" a "downwardly fand rearn wardly yextending lug, iinger holds on said lockK4 segment immediately above its ends,

said rod behindy said clamping member be-y ing provided with-an opening,fandsaid lock being held `against vertical displacementk f from said rod `through resilient engagement 1 f therewith Vand-lateral displacement 'fromy saidk rod through theengagementof'the lock vlug withY the of'pveninginthel rod,said parts 'operating for the purpose described. o

'5i In combination-"withaJ reellfastening fory fishingy rods comprising a ymovable ,clamp member on said rod for clamping saidlreeljand ani opening nsaid rod :at a point behind thelclamping position of saidy 'Y clampingmelnber, of aflock to prevent movement of said clamping member, ksaid lock comprising a piece of'resilient material ypro-k vided with a downwardly extending lug,

` saidl piece of material to be applied to ,said rod' back of said clampingvmemberand be retained ythereon against yvertical displacement through resilient engagement "with the` y rod and heldy against longitudinal displacel "the opening vin the rod:

i :provided withv openings, and said vlock bed ing held againstvertical displacement from said rod throughV resilient engagement.there-Vy fwith'and lateral displacement through the Y signature.l

ment through engagement' Y`6."In combinationwithia reel fastening jfforshing rods comprisinga sli'ding'clamp-r i i ing member, a lock composed of a ribbon of Y g e n spngmaterialformedinto a semi-circulark y f shape and provided .with a downwardlyyexf 'tending lug, the ends of said "ribbon being flared outwardly to ormknger holds, said rod behind said fclampingmember `being reason of the lock "lug havingv engagement with one of the' 0pening`s,'for thepurpose j described. *1 f y. l t In testimony whereof rIkhereuntoKalx myr onARLEsJCLRK .75,5 n, s e

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